Recent Streetsblog SF posts about MTC

Some AC Transit Service Restored, But Funding Problems Could Return

By Matthew Roth | Nov 11, 2010 | 2 Comments

AC Transit riders took solace in the news on Tuesday that the agency plans to restore service that was cut twice this year after a labor arbitrator settled a contract dispute. Transit advocates worry, however, about the agency’s long-term solvency and have called on elected officials to develop significant revenue measures for funding buses in […]

BART Phasing Out EZ Rider Passes in Switch to Clipper

By Matthew Roth | Nov 10, 2010 | 10 Comments

As transit operators across the Bay Area transition to the Clipper card, one of the bigger challenges each faces is communicating the timeline to their most loyal customers, those who buy high value and monthly passes. The deadline to transition to Clipper for the 50,000 BART riders who have used EZ Rider cards for transit […]

Clipper Card’s Dirty Little Secret (Hint: It Can “Go Negative”)

By Matthew Roth | Nov 9, 2010 | 71 Comments

Of all the ways you can use your Clipper smart card for payment on transit agencies throughout the Bay Area, you probably didn’t realize you could use it like a credit card, spending up to $10 more than the value on the card. And you probably didn’t realize it’s set up with the perverse economic […]

Mandatory Switch from Muni Paper Passes to Clipper Card Begins Soon

By Matthew Roth | Oct 18, 2010 | 24 Comments

As Bay Area transit agencies transition from paper passes to the Clipper smart card, operators like the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency (SFMTA), which runs Muni, are hoping their most loyal customers take the switch in stride. To this end, the SFMTA started selling its November Muni A Fast Passes and disability Regional Transit Connection […]

Despite Cost, Clipper Card Promises Convenience

By Matthew Roth | Sep 15, 2010 | 35 Comments

As the Bay Area’s larger transit agencies transition away from paper passes to the universal fare payment smart card, Clipper, transit operators and planners insist the card will lead to greater convenience and simplicity, which they hope will increase ridership and enhance the attractiveness of transit. At its simplest, in theory, a transit passenger would […]

Federal Civil Rights Review Raises Governance Questions at MTC

By Matthew Roth | Aug 23, 2010 | 8 Comments

The long-term impacts to transportation funding as a result of the Federal Transit Administration’s (FTA) civil rights compliance probe of the Metropolitan Transportation Commission (MTC) won’t be clear for some time, but the action by the federal administration has transportation policy circles buzzing. Experts in civil rights and regional planning policy couldn’t point to another […]

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